. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. ^^g^0fl(ii,^ii,,m^mm*-miii>»Sii,i^*e-'-'-"^ â BLUE JAY 155 as It proves lie only takes eor., notl, «>ettei- offers. Stutisties bear tliis out. In Oc- tober and November, vvJien most corn is to be bad, tbe Jay stomachs tliat have been examined show only 1 per cent, of corn against 04 per. Fig. 7!). Spliynx Moth, eatfi, by Blue Jay. cent, of ,nast, while 19 per cent, of the bird's total food IS noxions insects, snch as grasshoppers and caterpdlars. Figures clear his name in other ma


. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. ^^g^0fl(ii,^ii,,m^mm*-miii>»Sii,i^*e-'-'-"^ â BLUE JAY 155 as It proves lie only takes eor., notl, «>ettei- offers. Stutisties bear tliis out. In Oc- tober and November, vvJien most corn is to be bad, tbe Jay stomachs tliat have been examined show only 1 per cent, of corn against 04 per. Fig. 7!). Spliynx Moth, eatfi, by Blue Jay. cent, of ,nast, while 19 per cent, of the bird's total food IS noxions insects, snch as grasshoppers and caterpdlars. Figures clear his name in other mat- ters, tor It has b«>en noised abroad that he robs birds -nests, but remains of birds' e^<^s were found n only 3 out of 280 stomachs, and young birds in only 2, winch, to say the least, proves that he 41'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild


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